As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment.
Crew members of a fishing boat unload their catch in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., on June 20, 2023. The commercial and recreational fishing industry has numerous concerns over offshore wind projects. The wind industry says it has tried to address those concerns, and will pay compensation for those that can't be avoided. – As the U.S.
The March study said large underwater platforms are rapidly colonized by smaller, bottom-dwelling marine life, including shellfish and crabs, which in turn attract larger predators like black sea bass. At the same time, cloudy water from turbine operations, noise, vibrations and electromagnetic fields could also make species leave an area.
Substantial research already exists. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has posted a half-dozen or more studies on its web site every year since 2016; in several instances the studies called for further investigation and analysis. They fear electromagnetic fields emitted from underwater power cables could deter or harm some marine life. They worry about being able to safely navigate around the turbines, and about being prohibited from productive fishing grounds on which they have relied for generations.
Cudnik, the New Jersey boat captain, worries about prime species being driven away by changes to the ocean floor. New Jersey's commercial fishing industry had nearly $690 million in sales in 2020, not including imports, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The recreational sector generated $724 million in sales that year.
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